Definitions for: Aquatint

[n] a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
[n] an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
[v] etch in aquatint

Webster (1913) Definition: A"qua*tint, Aquatinta A`qua*tin"ta, n. [It.
acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem.
tinta, dyed. See Tint.]
A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of
aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a
drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving
produced by this method.

See Also: engraving, etch, etching, etching

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